Ecclesiastes 3:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.”

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 3:1612 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/ע֥וֹדwəʿwōd

againconjH5750

all life long · at all · besides · but ···

רָאִ֖יתִיrāʾiytiy

advise selfverbH7200

appear · approve · behold · certainly ···

תַּ֣חַתtaḥat

aspronH8478

beneath · flat · in · place ···

הַ/שָּׁ֑מֶשׁhašāmeš

sunparticleH8121

east side · west · window. See also

מְק֤וֹםməqwōm

countrynounH4725

home · open · place · room ···

הַ/מִּשְׁפָּט֙hamišəpāṭ

ceremonyparticleH4941

adversary · charge · crime · custom ···

שָׁ֣מָּ/הšāmāh

in itadvH8033

thence · there (-in · of · out) ···

הָ/רֶ֔שַׁעhārešaʿ

iniquityparticleH7562

wicked

וּ/מְק֥וֹםwməqwōm

countryconjH4725

home · open · place · room ···

הַ/צֶּ֖דֶקhaṣedeq

justparticleH6664

even · right (cause · -ly · -ness)

שָׁ֥מָּ/הšāmāh

in itadvH8033

thence · there (-in · of · out) ···

הָ/רָֽשַׁעhārāšaʿ

iniquityparticleH7562

wicked

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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